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Offline faa2010

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Chopin's birthday.
on: February 18, 2010, 12:28:22 AM
Which is the correct date of Chopin's birthday: February 22 or March the 1st?
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Offline Bob

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 01:21:23 AM
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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 01:26:25 AM
Sounds like it's unknown.

Mikołaj and Justyna were married in the 16th-century basilica in Brochów. There, too, their second child and only son, born 1 March 1810, would be baptized "Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin". In 1892 a parish church document was found[20] that cites his birthdate as 22 February 1810, but he usually gave 1 March as the date.[20]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin#Life
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Offline jbmorel78

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 01:35:46 AM
Who cares?  He deserves two anniversary celebrations..
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Offline mr.lonely

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #4 on: February 19, 2010, 11:51:48 PM
Who Cares About Chopin's Birthday...
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Offline Bob

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #5 on: February 20, 2010, 01:14:22 AM
I bet his mom did.  The difference of a week probably made a big difference to her.


And he hadn't been born, she would be about 200 years, 9 months pregnant by now.  You never hear that angle on birth and death dates.
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Offline mr.lonely

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #6 on: February 20, 2010, 10:02:37 AM
We Don't Have To Celebrate It Every F'ing Year, Though. :-)
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Offline peterjmathis

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #7 on: February 20, 2010, 04:05:44 PM
Alternate celebrating it in February one year and March the next.
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Offline stevebob

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #8 on: February 20, 2010, 04:24:03 PM
I celebrate Chopin's birthday every day of the year.
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Offline pianowolfi

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #9 on: February 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM
Quote from: stevebob on February 20, 2010, 04:24:03 PM
I celebrate Chopin's birthday every day of the year.

That's a good idea :)
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Offline point of grace

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Re: Chopin's birthday.
Reply #10 on: February 20, 2010, 05:37:38 PM
Quote from: Bob on February 20, 2010, 01:14:22 AM
I bet his mom did. 
;D i bet she did
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